On Sun, 16 May 2004 00:28:54 +0000 (UTC),
(Charles Ellson) wrote:

"possession is nine-tenths of the law"

Thats just a saying.

You never own the intellectual property in the card any
more than you own licenced computer software on
your pc.

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Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com

On Sun, 16 May 2004 00:28:55 +0000 (UTC),
(Charles Ellson) wrote:

Of course it would be more practical to have an
implanted chip, then its harder to lose or damage
and can be read without your knowledge.

Cue vision of Immigration Officer Lurch picking up travellers bodily
and waving them past the scanner.

The technology is well proven in dogs, that was the
assistant I had in mind :)

http://www.avidid.com/technology/index.html

Its already being trialed in humans as a replacement for
company ID cards, so its not a concept from the X-files.

You've just blown the Home Sec's plans for after the next election.

Oliver Letwin is a nice man.
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Jim Watt
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